Sun Java System Directory Server: Difference between revisions

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The software was available free of charge for perpetual usage in individual, commercial, service provider, or research and instructional environments. It is still available for download at the Oracle website, the new official site for Sun products; however only the latest version (DSEE 7, rebranded as ODSEE 11.1.1.5.0) can be found in this site.

The [[389 Directory Server]], using the same [[389 Directory Server#History|legacy-Netscape codebase]], may be a viable alternative for this product for current users.

Sun started developing [[OpenDS]] in Java, due to too many issues with developing Sun Java Sysem Directory Server with the C language.<ref name="WhyNotOpenSourceSJSDS"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://opends.java.net/public/docs/OpenDS-FAQ.html#why_java | title=Open DS FAQ - Why use Java instead of some other language like C or C++? ? | publisher=java.net | accessdate=November 07, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://opends.java.net/public/docs/OpenDS-FAQ.html#future_of_sjsds | title=OpenDS FAQ - What is the future of the Sun Java System Directory Server? | work=java.net | accessdate=November 07, 2012}}</ref>